As new details emerge in the shocking plot to commit an act or terror at a Lady Gaga concert, one of the suspects has been identified as a man who was deported from the United States just last month.
The 44-year-old male suspect, who had lived in the U.S. for 27 years according to CNN, was planning on carrying out multiple attacks at the Grammy Award-winning singer's free show at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night.
The United States Consulate initially learned of the man's plans after he made a social media post and tipped off the Rio de Janeiro Civil police.
Brazilian investigators discovered that he held a 'spiritual war' with Lady Gaga and that the outline of attacks would have included the livestream of a child's execution and setting up bombs near the stage.
The suspect, who also made threats via online chat groups, was charged with terrorism and promoting crime but was not arrested.
'He said that the singer was a Satanist and that he was going to perform a Satanist ritual too, killing a child during the show,' Rio de Janeiro Civil Police secretary, officer Felipe Curi said.
Authorities are investigating whether his recent terror activity was motivated by his removal from the U.S.
DailyMail.com reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for comment.
Two suspects, an adult identified as Luis da Silva and a 17-year-old boy, were taken into custody after authorities used Discord as part of an attempt to sign up other people, including teens, to execute simultaneous attacks against children and members of LGBTQ+ community who were among the nearly 2.1 million people who attended the concert.
'They plan to use Molotov cocktails and explosive backpacks,' the police complaint said.
Why would anyone think Lady Gaga was a Satanist?
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